Job Title: News Editor
Company: Channels Television
Job Type: Full Time
Qualification: MBA/MSc/MA BA/BSc/HND
Experience: 10 years
Location: Kano, Nigeria
Job Field: Media / Advertising / Branding
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Channels Television is one of the 13 independent television stations currently broadcasting in Nigeria, since the Federal Government deregulated the broadcast media in 1992.
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The Company was licensed in June 1993 and allocated a frequency on UHF (channel 39). It began transmission two years later under the name Channels Television and now broadcasts to a well discerning audience of over 20 million people.
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REQUIREMENTS:
• Planning for stories for the week, supervision of various beats in the Newsroom.
• Dispatching reporters for assignments and supervising stories for update.
• Checking scripts for typographical, spelling, semantic and synthetic errors, reporting and editing and producing news bulletins.
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QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS REQUIRED:
• Must hold a BSc in Mass Communication or qualification in an associated field
• Must have graduated with an option of First Class or Second Class Upper Division.
• Post Graduate Degree is an added advantage.
• Minimum of 10 years work experience in this field.
• Must have completed the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) or hold a Certificate of Exemption.
• Must be experienced in television broadcast.
• Must have a perfect understanding of how the News Department runs.
• Strong professional ability, dexterity and agility.
• Must have the ability to work under pressure and deadlines.
• Must be able to work any scheduled time, including nights, weekends and holidays to support 24×7 on-air broadcasts.
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QUALITIES: – Age range between 30 and 40 years. – Hard working and strong abilities to deliver on the job. – Exceptional communication, writing, reporting and editing skills. – Good verbal and written communication skills. – Possess strong intelligence and skills to achieve results. – Savvy and experience in use of IT. – Able to add value and drive change. – Results oriented and proactive attitude. – Ability to work with deadlines and without close supervision.
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